Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gainesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gainesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gainesville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Gainesville:
- 32.616535, -94.319360
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gainesville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Gainesville is near Marion County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gainesville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Gainesville.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Gainesville.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Cooke County
- This Gainesville is located in Cooke County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Gainesville.
- Llano County
- This Gainesville is located in Llano County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Gainesville.
- Cooke County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Gainesville is located in Sumter County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Gainesville.
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Gainesville is located in Greene County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Gainesville.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Gainesville is located in Alachua County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Gainesville.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Gainesville is located in Hall County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Gainesville.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Gainesville is located in Allen County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Gainesville.
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Gainesville [Hancock County].
- Missouri
- Ozark County
- This Gainesville is located in Ozark County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Gainesville.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Gainesville is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Gainesville.
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- This Gainesville is located in Tipton County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Gainesville.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Gainesville is located in Prince William County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gainesville that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Gainesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Harrison County
- Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Jasper Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Heights
- Jasper Heights is located in Harrison County
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
- Kellyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
- Pope City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Uncertain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncertain
- Uncertain is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uncertain <4>
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Gainesville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gainesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gainesville and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Gainesville to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gainesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gainesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gainesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6165, Longitude: -94.3194 In this case, the coordinates for Gainesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gainesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.53 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.587 degrees. |